Jeff C schrieb: > [BBC News, February 25] > > Mugabe: US must disarm > > Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched a > scathing attack on the "born-again colonialists" of > the United States and the United Kingdom. > > The US should lead by example and dismantle its > weapons of mass destruction, before demanding the same > of Iraq, he said. > > He also questioned the legitimacy of George Bush's > 2000 election victory, saying Mr Bush was in no > position to lecture Zimbabwe on democratic elections. > > The US and the UK have heavily criticised Mr Mugabe, > saying his re-election last year was marred by fraud > and violence and accusing him of diverting food aid > from starving opposition supporters. > > The US, the UK, the European Union and the > Commonwealth have all imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe. > > 'End sanctions' > > Mr Mugabe was speaking at the summit of the 116-member > Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) in Malaysia, which is > expected to pass a resolution calling for an end to > sanctions on Zimbabwe. > > Mr Mugabe says that the West is waging a campaign to > vilify him because of his policy of redistributing > land from whites to blacks. > > He sees this as putting right unfair land ownership > patterns due to the colonial era. > > The West has double standards when dealing with poor > countries, Zimbabwe's leader said. > > "Iraq might have developed or desired to develop arms > of mass destruction. But the United States has massive > arms of that magnitude. > > "Why can't the United States demonstrate what Iraq > should (do) by destroying their own massive heaps > first?" he asked. > > Iraq is a member of Nam and its Vice President, Taha > Yassin Ramadan, was present during Mr Mugabe's speech. > > > 'Sanctions on Bush?' > > "The United States, awakened to the implications of > being the sole superpower, joined by Britain as a > born-again colonialist, and other Western countries > have turned themselves into fierce hunting bulldogs > raring to go, as they sniff for more blood, Third > World blood," Mr Mugabe said. > > Since being ostracised by the West, Mr Mugabe has > sought to cultivate allies in Asia, in particular > Malaysia, Singapore and China. > > The Zimbabwe leader said that the US courts which > ruled that Mr Bush had won the closely fought 2000 > election was "dominated by Republican judges." > > "Is it not ironical that Mr Bush who was not really > elected should deny my legitimacy, the legitimacy of > President Mugabe, established by many observer groups > from Africa and the Third World. > > "Who, in these circumstances, should the world impose > sanctions on? Robert Mugabe or George Bush?" he asked. > > > > Story from BBC NEWS: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/2796883.stm > > Published: 2003/02/25 11:15:24 > > © BBC MMIII > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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